Sigma rule: PUA - Advanced IP Scanner Execution

Rule

Title

PUA - Advanced IP Scanner Execution

Status

test

Level

medium

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), @ROxPinTeddy

Date

2020-05-12

Modified

2023-02-07

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_advanced_ip_scanner.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of Advanced IP Scanner. Seems to be a popular tool for ransomware groups.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|contains: '\advanced_ip_scanner' # Covers also advanced_ip_scanner_console.exe
    - OriginalFileName|contains: 'advanced_ip_scanner' # Covers also advanced_ip_scanner_console.exe
    - Description|contains: 'Advanced IP Scanner'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '/portable'
        - '/lng'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Legitimate administrative use

Tags

• attack.discovery
• attack.t1046
• attack.t1135

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1046
• T1135

References

• https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2019/12/09/snatch-ransomware-reboots-pcs-into-safe-mode-to-bypass-protection/
• https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/05/tactics-techniques-procedures-associated-with-maze-ransomware-incidents.html
• https://labs.f-secure.com/blog/prelude-to-ransomware-systembc
• https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20444693/fbi-pin-egregor-ransomware-bc-01062021.pdf
• https://thedfirreport.com/2021/01/18/all-that-for-a-coinminer
• https://github.com/3CORESec/MAL-CL/tree/master/Descriptors/Other/Advanced%20IP%20Scanner

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_advanced_ip_scanner.yml